Research
NC State is a research powerhouse that overcomes global challenges and works with industry and government to improve our world.
We Solve Problems
No matter where it starts — in a lab on campus, in a field in rural North Carolina, on an island in the Pacific — all NC State research ultimately arrives at the same destination: the real world. Our faculty and students engage with real problems, and they find real solutions.
We’re a leader in big data, biomedical engineering, materials science, food safety, translational medicine and more. And our research gets results.
From Our Labs to Your Life
NC State’s world-class researchers get straight to work solving society’s most pressing problems — and their innovative outcomes are felt locally, nationally and globally.
We develop textile technology that helps the human body heal. We raise healthier animals and grow more nutritious crops. We train best-in-class educators and bring history to life through the digital humanities. We architect smarter, more sustainable communities. We engineer efficient energy and upgrade infrastructure. We even use artificial intelligence to predict and respond to natural disasters.
Quantum computing. Data analysis. Precision agriculture. CRISPR. Tomorrow’s most advanced fields all have roots right here.
A Hub for Scientific Inquiry
At NC State, we believe that research is for everyone and big ideas can come from anywhere. So we’ve turned our campus into a beacon for curious, creative thinkers of all kinds. You’ll find students, faculty members and multinational corporations alike chasing their hunches here — and joining forces to solve problems together.
We also know that the world’s grand challenges don’t mimic the neat organizational structure of a traditional university. NC State finds new ways to bridge the disciplines every day, whether it’s through our interdisciplinary faculty clusters or our state-of-the-art facilities designed to foster collaboration.
